Q1 2026 | January - March

Here we are in early April - at the end of the Easter long weekend - after our last post in December 2025!  It seems that now Claire's 18 and finished with school, and Keira's 16 and always busy - there just isn't many opportunities for photos as a family (we should be happy we still get the occassional family day I suppose :))

The important things which photos haven't captured... Claire's now officially a uni-student at UNSW... Keira's in Year 11... Mum and dad are another year older - and spend most of their time with Spud (or playing Pickleball).

Other than that... a lot of time spent in the mundane, school and work, driving the girls back and forth...

We celebrated the start of the Year of the Horse with a feast at home... its not the same without the big family from Indonesia - but it was a late Chinese New Year this year.

Mum and Dad slipped down to Melbourne for a weekend to celebrate Matt & Gin's 50th - the theme was red and white - so we went as Ketchup & Mayonaise... the costumes were very well recieved!  While we were away Claire went out mardi-gras'ing.

Keira's getting her hours in driving...

 Keira had her urban adventure school camp (which we enjoyed vicariously via her blog photos.

Hoppers!  The most anticipated movie of the year - we were able to catch a pre-release screening, collected some merch and celebrated with a lunch at Hai Di Lao.

Spud.  Enough said.

And then the rest of the month...

Claire did a week of work experience - which dad really liked as it meant she came into work each day on the bus with him.  She even came out for drinks after work!

Grandma & Grandad (finally) came for a tour of Parkline Place - the building which dad never stops talking about.

Claire was invited back to school to talk with other students about making-it!

Mum & Dad went for a drive down to Canberra to visit Dan & Liz... while we were gone, the girls made a road trip down to Oak Flats to spend a couple of nights with Grandma & Grandad!

Semarang | December & January 2023

Our final stop on our tour was a week or so in Semarang with the family.  It was great to get back to Semarang after so long away, and to celebrate New Year in style with the full family.

The girls were thrilled to find Happy Lemon with egg-waffles (which they'd liked from Melbourne from a few years back).  Combined with J-Co and a whole lot of other great food they've been waiting for!

The girls locked in a session at the spa, to get an opportunity to get a haircut, and for Claire, a dye-job on her hair that she's been waiting for so long!